By Wang Hao, People’s Daily As the longest river in China, the Yangtze River amasses a number of tributaries and winds through many deep gorges, offering rich hydropower resources, abundant shipping routes and huge freshwater reserves. Six mega hydropower stations along the mainstem of the Yangtze River — Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges Dam, […]
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Chinese scientists succeed in speed rice breeding in desert greenhouses
By Jiang Jianke, People’s Daily A group of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) recently announced the success of a trial planting to halve the growth cycle of a conventional rice variety in a desert greenhouse in Hotan, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. “We started the breeding in February this year. […]
Upholding common interests of humanity calls for joint efforts to oppose protectionism
By Zhong Caiwen Recently, some American politicians have been unreasonably hyping up the false narrative of “overcapacity” in China’s new energy sector, accusing China of exporting excess capacity to the world. Such narrative is merely rhetoric fabricated by the U.S. to protect its domestic industries, and to tarnish and suppress the Chinese economy. It is […]
Unveiling motives behind “overcapacity” narrative in China’s new energy sector
By Zhong Caiwen In recent times, the United States has been promoting the notion of “overcapacity” in China’s new energy sector, even in the absence of factual evidence. This has led to some countries following suit and joining in the hype. The true purpose behind these efforts is quite evident. The main objective of hyping […]
China’s large-scale AI models boost industrial development
By Gu Yekai, People’s Daily The industrial application of China’s large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) models has seen rapid development in recent years. For instance, Chinese tech-firm Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University recently unveiled their self-developed text-to-video AI model Vidu, which can generate a 16-second 1080P videoclip with one click. At the 2024 Beijing International Automotive […]
Construction of China’s second homegrown large cruise ship in steady progress
By Shen Wenmin, People’s Daily Recently, China’s second domestically-built large cruise ship entered a shipyard in Shanghai for final assembly. At the shipyard of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, the three-level grand block sections of the cruise ship have taken full shape and are now progressing […]
China, Africa see expanded tourism cooperation
China, Africa see expanded tourism cooperation By Peng Xunwen, Wu Yue China just witnessed a booming outbound tourism market during the past May Day holiday. Apart from traditional popular destinations in Southeast Asia and Europe, an increasing number of Chinese tourists chose to travel to Africa, to see the pyramids in Egypt and the vast […]
UN human rights expert urges to lift unilateral sanctions against China
By Du Yifei, People’s Daily Unilateral sanctions against China do not conform with a broad number of international legal norms and cannot be justified as countermeasures under the law of international responsibility, a United Nations (UN) expert said on May 17. Alena Douhan, UN special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, said the […]
Emerging industries thrive in E China’s Shandong
By Wang Zhe In January this year, a rocket was launched from a ship in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Haiyang, east China’s Shandong province. How could this rocket launch be completed on the deck of a ship? On one hand, Haiyang sits in a unique and safe location, which makes it suitable […]
Aerospace technologies widely applied in China to improve people’s livelihood
By Wang Zhou, Wu Jun, People’s Daily Aerospace technologies serve as a mirror of a country’s sci-tech capabilities and overall national strength, while also propelling the development of related high-tech industries. Today, China’s aerospace industry has become a new driver for economic and social development, with the technological achievements being rapidly applied for the public […]